Synopsis
English Pronunciation Pod offers English pronunciation and accent reduction lessons for anyone who wants to improve their speaking ability in English. Hosted by accent reduction specialist Charles Becker, each podcast focuses on a key aspect of American pronunciation with clear explanations and exercises designed to improve your pronunciation.
Episodes
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![English Pronunciation Pod 22- Recognizing and using the Vowel / ɔ / .]()
English Pronunciation Pod 22- Recognizing and using the Vowel / ɔ / .
28/08/2017 Duration: 13minThis podcast teaches you how to recognize the vowel / ɔ / by its spelling and offers practice exercises for using this vowel in your everyday speech.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 21- The Vowel / ɔ / as in talk, call and dog.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 21- The Vowel / ɔ / as in "talk", "call" and "dog".
25/08/2017 Duration: 13minThis podcast teaches you how to pronounce / ɔ / correctly with a standard American accent and offers practice expressions, idioms and words.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 20- How to Pronounce Long Words of Three or More Syllables:]()
English Pronunciation Pod 20- How to Pronounce Long Words of Three or More Syllables:
24/08/2017 Duration: 13minThis podcast teaches you a method for accurately pronouncing long words with an American accent. .
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![English Pronunciation Pod 19- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables]()
English Pronunciation Pod 19- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables
23/08/2017 Duration: 13minToday's podcast teaches you how to use the vowels /ə / and /I/ in unstressed syllables to make your accent sound more like an American's.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 18- Syllable Stress in Words of Three or More Syllables Part III]()
English Pronunciation Pod 18- Syllable Stress in Words of Three or More Syllables Part III
22/08/2017 Duration: 13minThis podcast teaches another useful rule for determining the stress of words with three or more syllables.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress in Words of Three or More Syllables Part II]()
English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress in Words of Three or More Syllables Part II
21/08/2017 Duration: 13minThis podcast continues to teach you how to determine the stress of words with three or more syllables.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables]()
English Pronunciation Pod 17- Syllable Stress In English Words of Three or More Syllables
03/01/2009 Duration: 09minThis podcast teaches you how to determine the stress of words with three or more syllables.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 15- Syllable Stress in English Continued]()
English Pronunciation Pod 15- Syllable Stress in English Continued
21/12/2008 Duration: 09minThis podcast teaches you how to pronounce words which may have two different stress patterns.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 14- Syllable Stress in English]()
English Pronunciation Pod 14- Syllable Stress in English
14/12/2008 Duration: 15minThis podcast teaches you the right way to stress a syllable, and teaches you how to determine which syllable is stressed in 2 syllable English words.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 13- Using the vowel schwa in unstressed syllables]()
English Pronunciation Pod 13- Using the vowel "schwa" in unstressed syllables
06/12/2008 Duration: 13minLearn how to use the "schwa" in unstressed syllables so you can sound like an American speaker.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 12- The Vowel schwa (Part III): Recognizing this vowel by its spelling.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 12- The Vowel "schwa" (Part III): Recognizing this vowel by its spelling.
30/11/2008 Duration: 10minLearn how to recognize the "schwa" by its spelling so you can sound like an American speaker.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 11- The Vowel schwa (Part II): How to distinguish between this vowel and /a/ with a standard American accent.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 11- The Vowel "schwa" (Part II): How to distinguish between this vowel and /a/ with a standard American accent.
22/11/2008 Duration: 08minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the "schwa" correctly so that you can sound like an American speaker.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 10- The Vowel schwa (Part I): How to pronounce this common and essential vowel of the English language correctly.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 10- The Vowel "schwa" (Part I): How to pronounce this common and essential vowel of the English language correctly.
15/11/2008 Duration: 07minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the "schwa" correctly so that you can sound like an American speaker.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 9- Front Vowel Review: Exercises to make your pronunciation of these important vowels clear and correct!]()
English Pronunciation Pod 9- Front Vowel Review: Exercises to make your pronunciation of these important vowels clear and correct!
09/11/2008 Duration: 10minThis English pronunciation lesson provides a review of the vowels we have learned so far:The front vowels.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 8- How Americans Pronounce Can vs. Cant. Hearing and Saying the Difference like a Native Speaker.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 8- How Americans Pronounce "Can" vs. "Can't". Hearing and Saying the Difference like a Native Speaker.
02/11/2008 Duration: 11minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce "can" vs. "can't" just like an American.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 7- The Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/: How to distinguish between these essential vowels.]()
English Pronunciation Pod 7- The Vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/: How to distinguish between these essential vowels.
18/10/2008 Duration: 08minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to distinguish between the vowels /ae/, /E/ and /a/ and offers training exercises for practice.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 6- The Vowel /ae/: How to pronounce /ae/ with a standard American accent]()
English Pronunciation Pod 6- The Vowel /ae/: How to pronounce /ae/ with a standard American accent
10/10/2008 Duration: 05minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowel /ae/ and offers practice expressions, idioms and words that contain this vowel.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 5- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/]()
English Pronunciation Pod 5- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /E/
28/09/2008 Duration: 06minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to recognize the vowel /E/ by its spelling and offers practice exercises for using this vowel in your everyday speech.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 4- Vowels /E/ and /eI/]()
English Pronunciation Pod 4- Vowels /E/ and /eI/
20/09/2008 Duration: 11minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to pronounce the vowels /E/ and /eI/ and how to develop a clear distinction between them.
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![English Pronunciation Pod 3- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /I/]()
English Pronunciation Pod 3- Recognizing and Using the Vowel /I/
12/09/2008 Duration: 13minThis English pronunciation lesson teaches you how to recognize the vowel /I/ by its spelling and how to use this vowel to make your accent sound more like an American's.
